In 1882 the Stewarts moved to Las Vegas to take possession of the Las Vegas Ranch (called the “Los Vegas Rancho at the time) from Octavius Gass, who defaulted on a loan from Archibald Stewart. In 1983 she married Archibald Stewart and moved to Pony Springs, NV thirty miles north of Pioche. Her father, a prospector, moved his family to Sacramento, CA where she attended school. Stewart (1854-1926) was a southern Nevada pioneer and is considered the “first lady of Las Vegas.” Helen was born in Springfield, IL. Stewart home (Stuart Ranch) at the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort Helen J.
